Comments on: Ellison tops tech exec salary list

The Oracle CEO topped the Forbes annual executive compensation list with $192.9 million in 2007. That should really help with work on the house.

[Squashman2]

Holy......

Am I the only one who got sick to their stomach when they read this. I could retire on the money he got on his tax break alone. Who the hell needs that much money to live on or retire.

[Markus2008]

RE: HOLY.....

If you helped build a strong company that employs thousands of
people and benefits the economy, you would be deserving of
that kind of money.

One question for you, do you think the government should limit
personal income?

[aka_tripleB]

Is the government really this dumb?

Isn't it the investor's fault if he buys something there is no market for? And is Ellison even trying to sell his 23 acre 16th century Japanese summer palace-looking house? I'm tired of having to foot part of the bill of complete morons. While I know I'm not actually footing any of that though; I've gotten a refund from both the state (though not California) and the federal governments. However, my refunds come after months of hard work and filling out standard tax forms, not spending hours swindling the government out of money after a bad investment.

[vagarob]

That's Not Even a Big Deal

Try a $2 billion house.

http://www.bornrich.org/entry/world-s-fifth-richest-man-builds-2billion-home/

or a $73 million dollar painting

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/16/arts/melik17.php

to match a $104 million dollar painting

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4910225/


How Much is Enough?

"It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another." - Gordon Gekko

[benjaminstraight]

benjamin straight writes: Is he worth it?